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UC Davis receives $1 million from Keck Foundation following virus discovery
September 27, 2018
Researchers at the UC Davis, and the University of Alberta, Canada, have made preliminary discoveries about how Zika and hepatitis C viruses reproduce at the cellular level.
Clinical trial seeks to prevent heart disease in those living with HIV
September 27, 2018
An international clinical trial, which is looking for effective ways to prevent heart disease in those living with HIV, has hit 7,000 participants.
The Lemelson Foundation and the Blum Center partner to help students
September 27, 2018
The partnership will equip students to deliver on big ideas with a small environmental footprint.
Call for papers in transformative approaches for gender justice in sexual and reproductive health
September 18, 2018
The Women’s Health, Gender, and Empowerment Center of Expertise is accepting submissions for a special issue of the journal Culture, Health & Sexuality on transformative approaches for gender justice in sexual and reproductive health.
Video: Careers in global health
September 6, 2018
UCGHI leadership and friends tell students about career options in global health.
Climate change puts heat on public health
September 5, 2018
Health researchers across the University of California are working to understand the physical and social effects of climate change.
Women’s Health, Gender and Empowerment deputy director launches community resource supporting women’s health
September 5, 2018
COE education and training lead, Melissa Smith, brings field-tested community empowerment tools to women and girls in Latin America.
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers show how computers can predict spread of HIV
September 5, 2018
Researchers found that computer simulations can accurately predict the transmission of HIV across populations, which could aid in preventing the disease.
Mobility linked with higher-risk sexual behaviors in Kenya and Uganda
September 5, 2018
New research from the UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health aims to better understand why mobile populations experience barriers to HIV prevention and treatment.
Researchers plot maps, collect data to fight future infectious disease outbreaks
September 5, 2018
Anne Rimoin, associate professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and her team are tracking cases of Ebola and mapping them to where people live, work and seek health care.
HIV and a tale of a few cities
September 5, 2018
Epidemic modeling studies in Russia and Mexico show urgent need for effective drug policy reform, according to a UC San Diego study.
Engineered sand zaps storm water pollutants
September 5, 2018
UC Berkeley researchers develop a technology that could help provide a local source of drinking water for parched communities in California and beyond.
Finding Ebola before it finds you
September 5, 2018
For the first time, scientists from UC Davis discover a new Ebola species in a host prior to detection in an infected human or animal.
Women’s Health, Gender and Empowerment Center of Expertise awards summer grants to five UC undergraduates
September 4, 2018
Scholarship recipients use COE funding to investigate the intersection and interrelated nature of women's health, gender and empowerment.
Climate change and extreme weather events: A snapshot
August 31, 2018
UCGHI Planetary Health Center of Experience summer fellow, Landon Smith shares his thoughts on negative health effects associated with climate change.
First Fogarty dermatology fellow studies Kaposi’s sarcoma in Uganda
August 21, 2018
Dr. Aileen Chang broke the mold when she chose to investigate Kaposi’s sarcoma in Uganda as a GloCal Health fellow.
Devastating events can drive human trafficking, UC Santa Cruz paper shows
August 15, 2018
Researchers found an uptick in online ads for sexual services mentioning Jamaican and Caribbean ethnicities following a 2016 hurricane in the Caribbean.
Study examines how age and ethnicity impact HIV testing
August 15, 2018
UC Riverside-led study in Southern California finds stigma, risk perceptions, and cost among major factors contributing to adults’ willingness to get HIV tested.
UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences and Global Programs Office play key role in national survey
August 15, 2018
Survey results show that Namibia is near 90-90-90 targets for HIV control.
Health facilities in low- and middle-income countries not prepared to manage noncommunicable diseases
August 15, 2018
A new UCLA study has found that Bangladesh, Haiti, Malawi, Nepal and Tanzania are under prepared to treat three common illnesses.
UC Irvine engineers host workshops in East Africa on precipitation technology
August 15, 2018
The latest satellite precipitation data and information systems can help tackle water scarcity.
A decade of development engineering with the Pinoleville Pomo Nation
August 15, 2018
A 10-year collaboration between UC Berkeley and the Pinoleville Pomo Nation shows that development projects can and should be local, not just international.
Scientists discover new Ebolavirus in bats in Sierra Leone
August 15, 2018
This discovery out of UC Davis is the strongest evidence to date that bats are the natural hosts of these viruses.
Rx One Health Summer Institute 2018 launches in Tanzania
July 30, 2018
A group of early career health professionals from around the world will travel across Tanzania during a four-week intensive field course, launched this month.
Promising Los Alamos innovations take the spotlight
July 24, 2018
Bette Korber was recently honored with the 2018 Richard P. Feynman Innovation Price for her ground-breaking HIV vaccine designs.
UC San Diego scientists ID protein exploited by virus ravaging West Africa
July 24, 2018
DDX3 protein could serve as a potential target for new drugs to treat deadly fever.
UCSF master's program in global health celebrates 10 years of impact
July 24, 2018
On Friday, July 27, the tenth class of the country's first global health master of science program will receive its degrees.
Researchers to target mosquito egg productions to curtail disease
July 24, 2018
Five-year grant to UC Riverside entomologists will support this ongoing study.
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health partners with a major Chinese medical school
July 24, 2018
This partnership symbolizes the collaborative commitment of both institutions to advancing research and training opportunities for students, faculty and researchers across the globe.
Multimillion-dollar grant brings nicotine and cannabis policy center to campus
July 24, 2018
UC Merced has been awarded a $3.8 million grant to establish the UC Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center.